Sligo Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition: 2023 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship
Code	Hurling
Founded	1905
Region	Sligo (GAA)
No. of teams	5
Title holders	Easkey (6th title)
First winner	Sligo Wanderers
Most titles	Craobh Rua (27 titles)

The Sligo Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Sligo GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Sligo. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. Previously, the winners used to compete in the Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship but were very unsuccessful at that level.

History

Teams

• Today five teams play in the competition - Coolera/Standhill, Calry/St. Josephs, Western Gaels, Naoimh Eoin and Easkey. Three teams play in the junior championship - Naomh Molaise Gaels, Tourlestrane, the second team of Easkey.

Amalgamations

• Craobh Rua were a team from Sligo town, but today the town now has two teams, Calry/St. Joseph's and Naoimh Eoin. Several amalgamations of hurling teams in Sligo have happened over the years.
• Tubbercurry, Curry and Coolaney/Mullinabreena all play under Tourlestrane.
• Western Gaels comprise Enniscrone/Kilglass and Castleconnor and St. Farnan's.
• Drumcliffe/Rosses Point and St Molaise Gaels play under Carly/St. Josephs but in recent years St Molaise fielded a team in the junior championship

Format

Group stage

The five clubs start in one group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed four group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top three teams in the group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Following the completion of the group stage, the teams from the group are ranked (1-3) in terms of points accumulated and scoring difference. The top team qualifies straight to the final and the next two teams qualify for the semi-final.

Semi-finals: Teams designated 2nd and 3rd from the group stage contest this round. The winner from this game advances to the final.

Final: The group stage winners and the semi-final winner contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

The bottom-placed team from the group stage is relegated to the Sligo Junior Hurling Championship.

Qualification

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2023 Teams

Club	Location	Colours	Championship Titles	Last Championship Title
Calry St. Joseph's	Calry	Blue and yellow	11	2017
Coolera-Strandhill	Strandhill	Red and white	1	2018
Easkey	Easkey	Blue and yellow	6	2023
Naomh Eoin	Sligo	Black and red	1	2019
Western Gaels	Castleconnor	Green and white	1	2010

2023 Grades

Championship	Club
Senior
Senior	Calry St. Joseph's
	Coolera-Strandhill
	Easkey
	Naomh Eoin
	Western Gaels
Junior
Junior	Easkey (2nd team)
	Naomh Molaise Gaels
	Tourlestrane

Roll of honour

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#	Club	Wins	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
1	Craobh Rua	27	5	1943, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1670, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994	1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000
2	Tubbercurry	13	5	1969, 1977, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006	1980, 1983, 2005, 2007, 2011
3	Calry St. Joseph's	11	4	2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
4	Tourlestrane	7	3	1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991	1977, 1993, 2001
7	Easkey	6	2	1962, 1963, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023	1984, 2019
	Dromard	6	2	1906, 1907, 1911, 1934, 1935, 1942	1929, 1943
7	Naomh Eoin	1	7	2019	1986, 1997, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
	Western Gaels	1	5	2010	2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017
	Coolera-Strandhill	1	4	2018	2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
	Sligo Wanderers	1	0	1905	—
	Sligo United	1	0	1919	—
	Sligo	1	0	1929	—
	Curry	1	0	1936	—
14	Grange	0	1	—	1962

List of finals

*Bold went on to win Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship

2023 championship

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Easkey	4	4	0	0	74	31	+43	8	Advance to knockout stage
2	Naomh Eoin	4	3	0	1	83	59	+24	6
3	Calry-St Joseph's	4	2	0	2	38	47	-9	3
4	Western Gaels	4	1	0	3	48	96	-48	2
5	Coolera-Strandhill	4	0	0	4	51	61	-10	-1

• Calry-St Joseph's and Coolera/Strandhill were deducted a point each for conceding their matches, both to Easkey.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Naomh Eoin 2-18 (24) v Calry-St Joseph's 1-10 (13)

Final

Easkey 0-22 (22) v Naomh Eoin 1-15 (18)